Postdoctoral Researcher in Nutritional Epidemiology (Diet, Health and Planetary Health) at Karolinska Institutet
Job Description
Karolinska Institutet’s Institute of Environmental Medicine is hiring a postdoctoral researcher in nutritional epidemiology to coordinate and evaluate a new study starting in autumn 2026 and to analyse large prospective cohorts. The research looks at dietary habits and what they mean for both human and planetary health.
At a glance
- Position: Postdoctoral researcher, two-year fixed-term position
- Where: Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Solna
- Contact: Alicja Wolk, alicja.wolk@ki.se
- Reference: STÖD 2-3563/2026
- Apply: 22 September 2026
About the nutritional epidemiology postdoc
- Develop data-collection protocols with national and international partners
- Run data collection, processing and analysis for the new study
- Analyse large prospective longitudinal cohorts for publication
- Present at conferences and contribute to grant applications
What to include in your application
KI asks for documents in English or Swedish: your PhD certificate, a complete CV including the date and title of your thesis and your academic positions and distinctions, a complete list of publications, and a summary of your current work of no more than one page. Applications go through KI’s Varbi recruitment system. The unit describes a team of people from different disciplines working together on diet, lifestyle and health, and the postdoc takes responsibility for a project with national and international partners.
What Karolinska Institutet is looking for
- A PhD or equivalent (completed within three years is an advantage)
- Strong expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics and/or qualitative methods
- High scientific independence and analytical skill
- Rigour, attention to detail and good organisation
- Excellent English
Nice to have
- Research on diet and health, or behavioural aspects of food choice
- Nutrition research linked to climate and sustainability
- Leading data collection and data management
- Swedish
Pay and location
The advert does not state a salary; KI sets salaries individually under its collective agreements. The post is full time in Solna for two years.
How to apply
Apply through the official Karolinska Institutet page. The closing date is 22 September 2026.
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Hiring institution: Karolinska Institutet
Official advertisement: ki.varbi.com
How to prepare for this application
- Cohort methods: revise dietary assessment tools, measurement error and confounding in nutrition studies.
- Planetary health: read about sustainable diets and how climate impact of diets is measured.
- Study coordination: prepare an example of running data collection with partners.
- Qualitative skills: if you have them, show how they complemented quantitative work.
- Deadline: applications close on 22 September 2026.
About Karolinska Institutet
Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm is a medical university focused on medical research and education. Its Nobel Assembly awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
